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Delaney Geary's avatar

I feel you. Now to my retreat, my garden.

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Robert Abney's avatar

God bless you for reading the SOTU speech twice for those of us who couldn’t bring themselves to listen even once. I don’t want any part of any of this nonsense; I depend on folks like you to tell me whether there’s something I need to know.

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Jerry P's avatar

This guy is a pain in the butt to read; he's equivocal, haughty and simplistic. Feeling refreshed, I do not.

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calmart's avatar

Though you had to sign up just to insult him. Which shows what a sad person who has too much time on their hands that you are.

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Josh Braf's avatar

I think both sides of the American political debate are completely poisonous, but not as poisonous as the writing in this article. I had to press the back button to figure out who did me dirty by linking to this drivel.

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calmart's avatar

See above. It applies to you, too.

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Mike's avatar

This article creates a false moral equivalency. The point of the left, that America is a terrible and racist country is patently false and is a ridiculous thing to say. If America is so racist, where in the world is less racist? (TUMBLEWEEDS) If America is racist, it has to be in comparison to Mexico or France or Nigeria, it can't be in comparison to an imaginary perfect society.

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calmart's avatar

On the other hand, your guy tried to overturn an election that he lost. So maybe you shouldn't be throwing stones?

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TJ's avatar

I have zero patience with this plague-on-both-your-houses nonsense. One sociopathic dirtbag divided this country: Donald Trump.

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Jerry P's avatar

Oh, I was going to say Obama, but yeah for the rest of it.

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Wade S. Ritchie's avatar

“I didn’t vote for Biden (neither did I vote for Trump).” With all due respect, Matt … we end up in the position we currently are in when good people like you don’t pick a side. It is for sure that neither side is ever perfect, however one side is DEFINITELY a better choice at this time in history compared to the other side. By sitting on the sidelines and not voting for the lesser of two evils, you are just as responsible for the current state of affairs as are the people who actually voted for this buffoon Biden. We only had some 40+ years of political experience with Joe Biden ruining shit to know exactly what we would get if he happened to win the Whitehouse.

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Matt Labash's avatar

Thanks for your concern, Wade. But I'm not real sure how you arrive at Trump as the "lesser of two evils." He tried to upend democracy, and is actually still trying to, refusing to acknowledge the people's will after he lost in something like a landslide. And he's poisoning and brainwashing tons of supporters to see it his way. That's as anti-American as it gets. That's not lesser evil. That's just straight-up evil.

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Greg's avatar

One of the best summaries of America’s condition, and demise if we don’t turn the ship headed for an iceberg in the darkness of night.

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Michael's avatar

Great work, Matt. I appreciate your well-rounded and equitable criticism of all parties involved - whether they like it or not. Additionally, thank you for showing us plebeians that no person escapes the mental fatigue that accompanies the cruel process of aging; we all make mistakes and we are all human. If we are so divided that we can't say we are all Americans, fine: I'm a human - just like you and everyone else.

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Edward Kilmaine's avatar

Biden’s State of the Union was the greatest expression of the meaningless drivel of the politicians and the pathetic and diminishing once great American Republic, a government that today is a habitation of demons and unclean spirits.

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JohnnyL's avatar

Get out of my head, Matt.

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John  Amster's avatar

I'm a first timer on the site, Matt, and found myself very in sync with your take. Looking forward to more.

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Greg Buntain's avatar

A great analysis. Well done and thank you. Hopefully the ayatollahs are sleeping uneasily tonight.

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Carol Hirschburg's avatar

It would be much easier to admire Biden's call for us to respect each other if he hadn't spent every minute since he announced his candidacy trying to tear us apart.

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John  Amster's avatar

What color is the sky in your world?

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Sean E's avatar

"I didn’t vote for Biden (neither did I vote for Trump). And I don’t particularly have much confidence in him dragging our fat out of the fire."

Same deal here. Problem is, there are apparently too few of us to make a difference.

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Jerry P's avatar

Too few of you people who don't vote? I'm thinking that more of you won't help.

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Joel Fleischmann's avatar

Really? I think you ideological puritans were plenty in number to keep HRC out of the WH. You will soon get the actual hellscape you want, and you can tell everyone you were right. Congrats, that's the whole point of the far left, correct? Freebasing self-righteousness?

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Johnnie's avatar

I try to keep the power of positive thinking! Only thing remaining.

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